Influence of local climate and ENSO on the growth of Abarco (Cariniana pyriformis) in Chocó, Colombia

Published Date
February 2015, Volume 29, Issue 1, pp 97–107

Original Paper

First Online: 

20 September 2014

DOI: 10.1007/s00468-014-1094-y

Cite this article as: 

Moreno, M.M. & del Valle, J.I. Trees (2015) 29: 97. doi:10.1007/s00468-014-1094-y

Author 

• Miyer M. Moreno
• Jorge I. del ValleEmail

Abstract

Key message

The tropical treeCariniana pyriformisthat grows in the rainforest of the Colombian Darien Gap has annual rings sensitive to precipitation and to ENSO and dual porosity: diffuse, and semi-ring-porous.

Abstract

We conducted a dendrochronological study of the species Cariniana pyriformis (Abarco), which grows in the tropical rainforests of the Colombian Pacific. We used cross sections of 13 trees, from which we measured the widths of the rings of 33 series using standard dendrochronological procedures. We found that this species has distinct annual rings and dual porosity: diffuse and semi-ring-porous. The average correlation between the individual series and the mean chronology (mean intercorrelation) was 0.49 (P = 0.01). The calculated residual chronology is reliable according to several different indices (expressed population signal = 0.92; common signal percentage = 92 %; signal-to-noise ratio = 11.52; mean sensitivity = 0.22). The chronology was insensitive to the annual and monthly mean temperatures. However, the residual chronology was positively correlated with the annual rainfall (r = 0.33, P = 0.046) and the monthly rainfall from May (r = 0.34, P = 0.039) and September (r = 0.32, P = 0.054) as well as the annual (r = 0.34, P = 0.004) SOI (Southern Oscillation Index) and the monthly SOI values during January, March, April, October and November (r between 0.28 and 0.32, P between 0.012 and 0.032). Using the MEI (Multivariate ENSO Index) and ONI (Oceanic El Niño Index) indices, we also found significant correlations, though these were negative trends (r = −0.38, P = 0.0019 and r = −0.35, P = 0.0042, respectively); both indices exhibited better monthly correlations during the first 5 months of the year (r ≥ −0.33, P ≤ 0.01).

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